Chapter 333: Chapter 269: Declaring War on Ying Le!
Then the game popped up a message:
"You have liberated an Eternal Sinner."
"In this battle, you successfully liberated an Eternal Sinner with a challenge level > Level 30. Your overall contribution is 100%, reaching the perfect line!"
"You absorbed 12 points of Celestial Calamity Karmic Force!"
"You triggered a Catastrophe Milestone!"
"Catastrophe: You currently have 27 points of Celestial Calamity Karmic Force, unlocking the auxiliary milestones [Calamity] [Sigh] [Awakening]. Accumulate more Celestial Calamity Karmic Force to unlock more auxiliary milestones.
Calamity: All your attacks can deal true damage equal to the value of the Celestial Calamity Karmic Force, currently 27 points.
Sigh: Any damage you receive is reduced by an amount equal to the value of the Celestial Calamity Karmic Force (after all damage reductions), currently reduced by 27 points.
Awakening: Your comprehension is increased by an amount equal to the value of the Celestial Calamity Karmic Force, currently increased by 27 points."
"You have comprehended the Advanced Swordsmanship, currently at level 10."
"You have comprehended Secret Technique: Floating Boat, currently at level 3."
"You have leveled up to Level 23!"
"Congratulations player, you have reached Level 23. Would you like to proceed with the class transition now?"
Although he had expected a big gain this time, Yan Qing was still stunned by the huge reward.
With Celestial Calamity Karmic Force exceeding 20 points, the third Catastrophe Milestone [Awakening] was triggered, which actually increased comprehension! Yan Qing wasn’t sure if it was an illusion, but he felt his scalp itch, as if he was about to grow a brain.
The importance of comprehension is unquestionable. It’s a good time for "Ye Si" and "Jiang Shi" these old, minor characters as well. With 27 points of comprehension, they can comprehend Secret Techniques up to Level 39 on their own.
The increase in true damage cannot be ignored. If 11 points of true damage is like a fruit knife, then 27 points is already like a large machete. Now, even if Yan Qing was swinging randomly in Bingzi Pepper Forest, he could cut down a bunch of Third-Turn Messengers.
Besides all this, the "Spider Silk Corpse Spirit - Saintess Echo" also had a big explosion!
"Earth Evil Exorcism Peach Wood"!
"Secret Technique Research Manual"!
"Annihilation Ring"!
The "Secret Technique Research Manual" speaks for itself, but the "Earth Evil Exorcism Peach Wood" is also one of the few Earth Fiends that can directly point to a Perfect Dao Foundation, and its effects are quite practical:
"Exorcism Peach Wood"
"Grade: Earth Fiend"
"Absorption: Absorbing the Exorcism Peach Wood can increase your Spiritual Soul by 50 points and grant the Exorcism Aura. Each time you activate a Token effect greater than 5 points of Spiritual Power, you have a chance to trigger the Exorcism Aura, dispelling any negative status within a 15-meter radius of allied units, or increasing movement speed by 10% if there is no negative status. The more Spiritual Power consumed, the greater the chance to trigger the Exorcism Aura. Ineffective after Foundation Establishment."
However, compared to Earth Fiend, the Three-Turned Rare Treasure Token "Annihilation Ring" is more significant for Yan Qing:
"Annihilation Ring"
"Grade: Third-Turned Precious"
"Equipment Requirement: 25 points of Spiritual Soul"
"Equipment Effect: -5 points Qi Blood"
"Equipment Effect: All damage received is increased by 15%."
"Effect·Destruction Command: All damage you cause will have an additional explosion damage, with the explosion range related to the damage value. Explosion damage is 20% of the main damage, with a minimum of 10 points and a maximum of 100 points. Explosion damage can be enhanced by any effects received."
At first glance, this Token seems ordinary, merely adding 20% explosion range damage. Though excellent, it still has two significant negative states, somewhat diluting each other’s strengths.
However, its power lies in that ’all damage you cause will have an additional explosion damage,’ unlike ’attack has an additional explosion damage.’ The latter limits to one explosion per swipe, while the former means however many people Yan Qing hits with one swipe, there will be that many explosions!
Moreover, the explosion is still an area damage and can be enhanced by Celestial Calamity Karmic Force. If there are a lot of enemies closely packed together, one swipe from Yan Qing would create a brilliantly explosive fireworks display!
The "Annihilation Ring" is undoubtedly an extreme group attack artifact, only by matching it with the right Token in the right scenario can its full potential be unleashed.
Awkwardly, compared with Bingzi Pepper Forest, the "Annihilation Ring" is better suited for Pharmacist’s Wish’s Dragon and Snake Seven Kills! Imagine the Dragon and Snake Seven Kills initiating a ’Dragon and Snake’ area shock, first causing group damage, then generating aftershock damage based on the number of enemies. If Pharmacist’s Wish equipped the "Annihilation Ring," every damage caused would have additional explosion damage, even if it’s all 10-point damage, which would be enough to create a chain reaction of qualitative change.
Even in one-on-one battles, the "Annihilation Ring" provides a theoretical 20% damage increase, practically a magical tool for slaughter and arson to annihilate cities and clans!
Recalling the gains from the Corpse Bone Forest, Yan Qing found that aside from the Mediation Creation Jade Talisman, other loot couldn’t compare to the "Annihilation Ring" due to its outrageous potential.
However, it must be noted, even though the "Annihilation Ring" is outrageous, it’s only suitable for mortal realms. But obtaining the "Annihilation Ring" means they are in their third turn and won’t enjoy its benefits for long before Foundation Establishment. This is likely why officials placed such a lethal weapon in the Third-Turn Secret Realm’s reward pool, much like how Yan Qing specifically rewarded low-level Legendary Tokens in the design of Thief’s House dungeon.
Yan Qing’s thoughts drifted, suddenly noticing previously overlooked details: the ’Blood Sacrifice’ entry of Dragon and Snake Seven Kills allows Token and Messenger to advance together, potentially even surpassing the Foundation Establishment limit into Sixth Turn, which theoretically shouldn’t appear in Thief’s House rewards.
Could it be that the officials did not strictly adhere to his original design outline?
After organizing the loot, Yan Qing found that the time spent tonight was less than three hours, but the rewards garnered exceeded the entire journey of Shu Dao Mountain. The process seemed simple, almost like bullying a dumb AI, just chopping away to kill the Demon King, who couldn’t resist until its death.
However, upon careful consideration, many luck-testing moments emerged during the process:
If the Spider Silk Lady had long-range attacks, ’Ye Si’ could be knocked down even if suspended in the air, unable to maintain aggro;
If it weren’t for the Mountain Heart-Protecting Mirror + Bodhisattva Pendant, with the newly acquired Yaksha Mask boosting defense fully, ’Yan Shiyi’ might have died from a misstep;
If Yan Qing hadn’t keenly realized the Spider Silk Lady’s mechanical instruction reading, which had a loophole to exploit, he might still be racing with the Steel Death Penalty for life and death;
Ultimately, when the Spider Silk Lady’s Karmic Force hit zero, entering a berserk reading phase, had it not been for Yan Qing possessing such an instant burst token like Bingzi Pepper Forest, he wouldn’t be able to stop her berserker state. If he used the Heaven-Swaying Sword or Dragon and Snake Seven Kills, they would become useless in such time-limited DPS check rounds.
It seemed effortless but required full exertion at every step.
But that’s how the game Messenger is, as long as you find the right method, even defeating a BOSS 30 levels higher seems trivial; true high-level players win against Foundation Establishment Great Perfection BOSSs with a mortal body.
’Yan Shiyi’ reaching Level 23 was also within Yan Qing’s anticipations, even if players do not transition classes, levels continue to rise, the officials won’t allow players to press levels and endlessly gain small rewards from big victories. However, Yan Qing isn’t planning to let ’Yan Shiyi’ crack other Secret Realms; the higher ’Yan Shiyi’s level, the better.
The time in the Secret Realm came to an end.
Next, it’s the time for the Messenger.
After clearing everything from the Tombstone Forest Secret Realm, Yan Qing reached the entrance to the Secret Realm leading to the Tombstone Military Town. His long-suppressed emotions surged slightly.
Cracking the Secret Realm was just an introduction, or rather, a provocation.
By destroying the Qi Kingdom’s wealthiest Military Town, Yan Qing intended to convey a message to the outside world—
The Qi Kingdom would not tolerate the misdeeds of all Foundation Establishment Zhenrens.
If you’ve done something wrong, you must pay the price.
The Heir of Calamity challenges Ying Le!
